# Ghagra Village, Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Ghagra

Ghagra is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,489 people in 375 households**, the 25th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,489people (2011)
- 375households
- 89.8%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghagra

Of every 100 households in Ghagra in 2011, 99 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 66 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Ghagra · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**66%

Tap water ****43%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**83%

Use banking services ****88%**

**46%

Television ****93%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****14%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****66%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**15%

Own their home ****75%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ghagra?

■ Ghagra · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1293**

**971

Working population ****37.5%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 86.3% for women. 54% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 511 (91%) · **■** Marginal 32 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kharagpur - I

- Shalika1,651 people
- Hariatara1,598 people
- Japhala1,531 people
- Tangasol1,508 people
- Safiabad1,460 people
- Pratappur1,446 people
- Maheshpur1,417 people
- Walipur1,411 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghagra?1,489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghagra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghagra?89.8% (Census 2011)